5 ’Straight Outta Compton’ cameos that will make you do a double take

Straight Outta Compton has gone straight to the top of the box office.

The thrilling biopic about the gangsta rap group N.W.A electrified audiences enough to grab the top spot with more than $60 million, according to updated data Monday, followed by previous top dog Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, and big-budget flops The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Fantastic Four.

Compton is now the top August debut for an R-rated film, sailing past 2001's American Pie 2 ($45 million). The giant opening weekend also makes Compton the highest-grossing music biopic of all time, trumping Walk the Line, the Johnny Cash story starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon, which banked a little over $22 million in its 2005 opening weekend.

The hashtag #StraightOutta has been used 400,000 times since the generator was launched, and the generator's site had nearly 6 million downloads by Aug. 13.

Another thing that helped? Actors who looked almost exactly like their real life counterparts. The main trio of actors who played Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E all perfectly resembled their real life characters. (It was a given for Cube, considering his real life son played him.)

A still from 'Straight Outta Compton.'

Image: Universal

Beyond the main cast, the film was full of spot-on cameos that made you want to do a double take, going above and beyond to cast true look-alikes. Here are five perfectly cast actors who helped bring Straight Outta Compton to life.

1. Marcc Rose as Tupac

He's not in the film for long, but Rose's impact as Tupac is stunning. He resembles the late rapper so much, that all it took was the iconic bandana and facial hair to seal the deal. The actor told USA Today that people have stopped him in the street for years, amazed at his similarities to 'Pac.

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